For both the compulsive trader and careful investor: 25 stocks to watch if risk appetite returns; some with upside potential, some notIf the price of crude oil softens, Indian equities may again see a risk-on phase. Tariff concerns are no longer the central issue; the larg...
24 May, 2026, 04.23 PM IST
Decoding govt’s wheat strategy: Can higher procurement push and export quota hike lift the sector?Experts say wheat procurement may be constrained by limited storage, while exports remain largely uncompetitive globally.
04 May, 2026, 09.47 AM IST
Flour millers' body calls for greater policy stability, stronger industry-government coordinationNavneet Chitlangia highlighted the need for stock transparency, predictable OMSS policies, export flexibility, and liquidity support to ens...
25 Apr, 2026, 05.11 PM IST
Game of cards: Top banking players opt for tight gambit, rivals up the anteSince the start of the calendar year, major devaluations have hit multiple premium and super-premium cards, shocking the high spenders. No ...
15 Apr, 2026, 02.09 PM IST
Unseasonal rain may dent wheat output, qualityWhile prices may stay stable for now, better-quality wheat is likely to command a premium, widening price gaps, according to industry execu...
07 Apr, 2026, 12.28 AM IST
India’s 2026 wheat output seen higher, but misses estimates after weather hitIndias wheat harvest in 2026 is projected to increase from the previous year. However, unseasonal rains and hailstorms have impacted the ma...
27 Mar, 2026, 12.45 PM IST
Wheat growers fear crop loss as temperature hits above-normal rangeWhile the maximum temperatures in Punjab and Haryana have been hovering above normal limits for several days, minimum temperatures too had ...
26 Feb, 2023, 11.35 AM IST
Power woes in Punjab may hurt wheat outputGurbakhshish Singh, a farmer from Bimbar near Nabha town in Punjab said, "This year temperatures have started rising in February unlike las...
22 Feb, 2023, 11.26 PM IST
Wheat sowing down 6.23%, to pick pace in coming weeks: GovernmentAccording to the data, sowing of wheat is nearing to complete in Punjab and Haryana, while substantial area is yet to be planted in other g...
10 Dec, 2017, 01.02 PM IST
- Remedy in sight to end straw burning in northern India?
Bengaluru, Oct 13 (IANS) A joint effort is under way by Indian and US scientists to end the harmful practice of rice and wheat straw burnin...
13 Oct, 2017, 12.42 PM IST
Punjab, Haryana eye 278 lakh tonnes wheat outputPunjab, major producer of wheat, is targeting more than 150 lakh tonnes (LT) of wheat production for the current season as against 165.91 L...
18 Nov, 2013, 07.12 PM IST
Wheat prices shoot up in Punjab, Haryana spot marketTraders further said there was no availability of wheat in the grain markets which had pushed up the prices of the crop.
02 Jun, 2013, 04.34 PM IST
- High yield seed varieties, farm technologies boost wheat production in Punjab
Besides the seed varieties, the technology transfer by extension specialists of PAU and state department of Agriculture played a significan...
19 Jun, 2012, 05.53 PM IST
- Climate change may impact wheat productivity in Punjab
The climate change in northern India is likely to have a severely detrimental impact on the productivity of wheat, the prime crop in Punjab...
31 May, 2012, 05.13 AM IST
- Government mulls selling wheat in open market
The government,grappling with storage space, may sell more wheat in open market to vacate godowns for accommodating the fresh harvest.
28 Apr, 2012, 03.30 PM IST
- Govt arms to buy 16.5 mt wheat from Punjab, Haryana
An increase in VAT by 1% on wheat and paddy in Punjab has not gone down well with the processors and traders.
04 Apr, 2011, 02.37 AM IST
- Punjab unlikely to surpass wheat production target
The actual wheat output in Punjab is unlikely to surpass the production target of 145 lakh tonne for the rabi season due to extensive damag...
14 Jun, 2007, 02.20 PM IST